Indian Games 71 



hens are good sitters and excellent mothers. All 

 Games are close feathered and muscular, which 

 gives them a firm and compact feeling to the 

 touch. They weigh very heavily for their appar- 

 ent size. The thighs of Games are well-devel- 



Fig. 22. Indian Game cock (one-ninth size). 



oped and appear prominent. The Indian Games 

 are represented by two varieties the Cornish and 

 the White and are most highly prized as gen- 

 eral-purpose birds. For general farm use they 

 are not so desirable as some of the other breeds 

 discussed in this class. The cock weighs 9 

 pounds and the hen 6% pounds. 



